The Portland daily press., 1887-10-21
GATHERED AT THE CAPITAL.
Secretary Bayard and the Attorney
General at Loggerheads.

WASHINGTON, Oct 19-The Star last night
contained the following; "There is another
report current of disagreement in the Cab
met that may lead to one or more resigna-
tions. The trouble, 1t Is stated, is between
Mr.. Garland and Mr.. Bayard, and grows out
of the seal fishery question. The seizures of
Canadian vessels in Alaskan waters made nv
the Treasury Department were according To
the laws on the statute books. Mr.. Bayard.
as is known, holds that this claim to the
jurisdiction over the. Alaskan waters beyond
the three-mile limit is not tenable. When
the cases come before the United States
Courts at Sitka a it becomes the duty Of the
Attorney General, through his officials, to
secure the enforcement of the law as he
found it, and in this to defend the action of
the Treasury Department. 1t is stated that
the briefs in the cases prepared by the de-
partment argue strongly the side of the
question opposed by Mr., Bayard, and there
by place him in an awkward position in dis
putting the similar claim of Canada to juris-
diction beyond the three-mile limit in Cana
dian Waters. Mr.. Bayard, IL Is stated. will
lay the matter before the President on his
return, and will resign if he is not sustained
in his position"
This is another version of the hitch that
has existed between the Departments of
State and Justice. Mr.. Bayard's despatch to
the Canadian authorities yesterday in which
he apologies for the failure to promptly re-
lease the seized vessels and says that fresh
orders to that effect had been given, indi-
Gates that he had carried his point as against
MIR. Garland's opinion. The President prob
ably will be called upon to settle the differ
ence between his two Cabinet officers on his
return. Nc designations are probable.
Maine Matters.
Calvin Lane was today appointed post
master at Carroll, PenobscOt county, vice
The following pensions have been granted
to Maine people:
William H. Folsom Togus
EDWARD G. Osborn, Lee, original.
Grin A. True, Litchfed.
James Kicker, Litchfeld Corner, increase.
Andrew j. Butler, Pretty Marsh.
Andrew j. Clark. Perry.
Alba w. spencer. Ellsworth Falls.
crease.
Lewis H. Cushman, Ellsworth Falls, reissue.
Those Missing Papers.
In regard to Attorney General Garland
and the lost or stolen Pan Electric papers
DIR. Rogers says: "The loss is much more
serious than at first supposed, for Mr..
Chandler, being counsellor only for the de-
murring parties and not for Mr.. Garland,
cannot speak for Mr. Garland, and, though
willing to do all in his power, cannot restore
the exhibits pertaining to his own wing of
the case.
OH TIE OLneT Hdnu tn6 attorney generalS
answer and cross bill The having other coun-
sellors and refusing to join in the demurrer)
can only be replaced by true copies, If such
exist, and new answer, even if the .attor-
ney general should make one, would not suf-
fee. Eminent counsel have assured me that
the attorney general was already beaten on
his own answer and the plaintiffs replica
ton, and the pleading being closed, it would
be manifestly unjust to permit new an
swer.
''Some of the exhibits which 60 to the
merits of the case cannot be recovered, and
the plaintiff is in danger Of losing not only
the $30,Cco,000 Western and Southern stocks,
but all his pateEts-the labor of half his life,
for which they never paid farthing. The
department of justice, not being in Mexico,
but the United States, some remedy may be
found"
Notes.
The special commission appointed to
appraise the property south of the
Capitol, owned by General Butler with
view to purchase by the government. has re-
ported 1927, 900. or $1,000 more than was
asked by Butler year ago.
Rustein Effendi, the dead secretary of the
Turkish Legation, was buried yesterday
with Episcopal rites He may be removed
later to Turkey.